Legal Opinion
Wages v. Smith Barney Harris Upham & Co.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided May 1, 1997No. 1 CA-CV 96-0091PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.
James and Carol Wages (collectively Wages) sought confirmation of an arbitration award. The trial court denied confirmation, deciding that there was “evident partiality” in the proceedings and that the arbitrators abused their discretion in barring Smith Barney Harris Upham & Co. (Smith Barney) from presenting evidence in support of its defense. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The facts are not in dispute. In 1972, James Wages was rendered quadriplegic in a construction accident. - He received a net settlement of $888,000 on…
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